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The Herd and The Hydra: Collective Panic, Herd Instincts, and Financial Stampedes

How fear spreads through markets like mythic monsters — and why wisdom lies in understanding the stampede, not outsmarting it.

Dec 2 • Juan Puig

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November 2025

Fortune’s Dice: Why Luck Rules Wall Street More Than Reason

What ancient philosophers and modern quants get wrong about randomness, risk, and our delusions of control.

Nov 10 • Juan Puig

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What the Volatility Smirk Reveals About Fear

Why the VIX Sends the Elite Fleeing into the Unknown

Nov 3 • Juan Puig

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October 2025

Your Car Has a Dashboard. Your Investments Should Too.

An Intuitive Guide to the Market's Hidden Forces.

Oct 14 • Juan Puig

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Five Unbreakable Rules for Thriving in Financial Market Uncertainty

How you trade is just a reflection of how you live.

Oct 5 • Juan Puig

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September 2025

How to Survive a Black Swan

How to Stop Fearing Black Swans and Start Benefiting From Them.

Sep 28 • Juan Puig

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Selling Your Life at a Premium

How the Relentless Force of Theta (Θ) Transforms Your Time into Your Greatest Asset.

Sep 21 • Juan Puig

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The Stoic's Iron Condor: Finding Peace in Probabilities

Peace is about defining the boundaries or what you're willing to worry about.

Sep 14 • Juan Puig

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The Gamma Scalper's Solo: Trading, Jazz, and the Art of Improvisation

Is true freedom found in the absence of rules, or in mastering them so completely that you can move effortlessly within them?

Sep 8 • Juan Puig

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The Elegant Geometry of Panic and Greed

A new mental model for navigating risk, in the market and in life.

Sep 2 • Juan Puig

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August 2025

Your Anxiety Has a Ticker Symbol: A Trader's Guide to Mastering Personal Vega

⚠️ Disclaimer: Not financial advice. Just metaphors, ideas, and a bit of philosophy.

Aug 26 • Juan Puig

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February 2025

Scarbo: The Most Terrifying Piano Piece Ever Written

Scarbo, the third movement of Maurice Ravel’s Gaspard de la Nuit, is a haunting masterpiece that many consider the pinnacle of pianistic terror.

Feb 14 • Juan Puig

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